Stetson University athletics had a banner year in the class room during the 2011-12 academic year, placing better than 70 percent of the school’s student-athletes on the Atlantic Sun Conference honor rolls for the year. The league, as a whole, saw its student-athletes perform at a very high level. More than 65 percent of the […]
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The Stetson Lawyers Association presented awards to alumni and friends on June 21. Stetson University College of Law Interim Dean Royal C. Gardner introduced the new dean of Stetson Law, Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, at an evening reception during the annual Florida Bar meeting in Orlando. Associate Dean John Cooper, who leads Stetson Law’s international and cooperative […]
Continue ReadingStetson University will get a boost to its recycling efforts this summer thanks to a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation. Stetson will receive 24 recycling bins designed specifically for placement at several campus locations, including the new Stetson Cove apartments and the new Athletics Field House. “Through our partnership with Keep America Beautiful, the Coca-Cola […]
Continue ReadingEach year at the annual Silver Circle Recognition Dinner, Stetson University celebrates the dedicated service of staff and faculty. Twenty-five years of service at Stetson entitle Hatter employees to the honorary, official membership into the Silver Circle. Each member receives an engraved silver clock. At this year’s celebration, held this year for the first time […]
Continue ReadingStetson University has been named to The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges, 2012 edition, which highlights the nation’s most eco-friendly campuses. The list, presented by Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, includes colleges and universities that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability. Schools were reviewed qualitatively and quantitatively, using […]
Continue ReadingTwo players affiliated with the Stetson baseball program were selected Tuesday on the second day of the 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft. Relief pitcher Tucker Donahue (Coral Springs, Fla.) was selected 145th overall in the fourth round by the Toronto Blue Jays while NLI signee Alfredo Escalera was taken in the eighth round by […]
Continue ReadingStetson University students conduct community-based research for governmental and non-profit agencies in central Florida each year – a real-life learning experience for students that also benefits the community partners. The research is done through Stetson’s Community-Based Research program, which is directed by Dr. William Ball, visiting associate professor of political science. Students take a course […]
Continue ReadingThree Stetson University faculty members, Dr. Paul Croce, Dr. Bill Nylen and Dr. Nathan Wolek, have been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants to travel abroad to teach and conduct research during the 2012-13 academic year, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced. Recipients of the prestigious Fulbright grants are […]
Continue ReadingStetson University College of Law dedicated its new Veterans Law Institute with a ceremony on May 31 in Gulfport, Fla. More than 100 people gathered for the dedication, which included remarks by the Honorable Bruce E. Kasold, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Stetson Law faculty, students and veterans, a […]
Continue ReadingDr. Hala ElAarag, associate professor of computer science at Stetson University, is being awarded the Society for Modeling and Simulation International’s Outstanding Service Award. The award, to be presented at the SummerSim ’12 Conference in Genoa, Italy, in July, recognizes ElAarag’s “outstanding and dedicated technical contributions and services to the modeling and computer simulation discipline […]
Continue ReadingSeveral top awards were presented during the College of Law Honors and Awards Ceremony on May 11. Graduate Scott Stevenson was named valedictorian of his J.D. class and the Edward D. Foreman Most Distinguished Student. Stevenson, a member of Stetson’s award-winning Moot Court Board, received the Foreman Most Distinguished Student Award as the best all-around student […]
Continue ReadingCongratulations to the outstanding Stetson University DeLand campus faculty and staff who won awards this spring for excellence in teaching, research, creativity, scholarship, community impact and student advocacy. Warm congratulations also to this year’s Quality of Service award recipients. The 2012 John Hague Award for Distinguished Teaching – Eugene Huskey, professor of Political Science, was […]
Continue ReadingDr. Eugene Huskey, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Political Science at Stetson University and scholar of politics in Russia and Central Asia, is the recipient of Stetson’s 2012 John Hague Teaching Award for outstanding teaching in the liberal arts and sciences. The Hague Award, named for the late Professor Emeritus of American Studies […]
Continue ReadingStetson University Associate Professor of English Dr. Joel Davis and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. John York received this year’s Hand Awards for Scholarship and Creativity. Professor of Political Science Dr. Anne Hallum received this year’s Hand Award for Community Impact. Professor of Law Dr. Luz E. Nagle received this year’s Hand Award for Excellence […]
Continue ReadingThe success stories of two Stetson University 2012 graduates – Tuyet “Hannah” Nyugen and Alex Sanchez – were featured this week in the Daytona Beach News-Journal story, “Struggles of foreign-born Stetson students made them strong.” That story is among several news placements related to Spring Commencement. Graduation was also well-covered in social media. Here is […]
Continue ReadingThe top leadership honor for graduating seniors, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, is presented each year to the man and woman in the graduating class whose personal example and influence throughout the campus best exemplify the noblest human qualities and the finest values that Stetson nurtures. The award is presented each year at the Honors Convocation, […]
Continue ReadingStetson senior relief pitcher Robbie Powell had quite a week last week. The Punta Gorda, Fla., native pitched in each of the Hatters’ five games during the week, including both games against No. 1 Florida State. After Stetson dropped the first game against the Seminoles, they won four straight to close the week, and Powell […]
Continue ReadingStetson University dares its students to push beyond their comfort zones, to go far beyond success, and to be significant. During their four years at Stetson, Kristyn Behrends and Esther Saintil accomplished all three. Both studied in the College of Arts & Sciences – Behrends with a major in psychology and minor in Spanish, and […]
Continue ReadingLinh Tran of Punta Gorda, Fla., embodies Stetson University’s deep commitment to serving others in the world around us. During four years at Stetson, she has logged nearly 1,300 hours of community service – most of them tutoring children and assisting teachers at Woodward Avenue Elementary School in DeLand. As she graduates this week, Tran […]
Continue ReadingGrowing up in the suburbs of Atlanta close to family and friends, Keith Browning’s decision to attend Stetson University, eight hours from home, proved to be a tough one. Instead of seeing family every day, he was only able to visit during holidays or summer. But, ultimately, it helped him grow. “Now looking back on […]
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